Cutri v. New York City Commission on Human Rights

Deference must be accorded to the assessment of damages by the New York City Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter the Commission), in view of its special experience in weighing the merit and value of mental anguish claims (see Matter of New York State Div. of Human Rights v Caprarella, 82 AD3d 773, 775 [2011]). The award of $30,000 to Elizabeth Lubasiewicz for mental anguish and the award of $20,000 to Pamela Haley for mental anguish were supported by their testimony (see Matter of New York City Tr. Auth. v State Div. of Human Rights, 78 NY2d 207, 218-219 [1991]; Matter of Matteo v New…